jivey

jivey
Having a jive character: thus alternatively lively or bogus

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  • jivey — adjective see jive I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • jivey — adj. of or pertaining to jive; resembling jive; lively …   English contemporary dictionary

  • jivey — /juy vee/, adj., jivier, jiviest. Slang. resembling, suggesting, or characteristic of jive; lively. [1940 45; JIVE + EY1] …   Useful english dictionary

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